Experienced Education Consultant

 Vision for Education, part of TES, is one of the fastest growing Education Recruitment Agencies in the UK, specialising in Temporary and Permanent jobs for Teachers, Cover Supervisors, Teaching Assistants, SEN and Nursery Nurses. Due to rapid expansion we are looking to recruit an Experienced Recruitment Consultant to join our Durham Team, which specialises in providing employment opportunities and staffing solutions for the primary and nursery schools across the area.

This is a chance for an experienced, driven and passionate Consultant, who wants rapid career development and to make a difference, to join a company who operate in an ethical manner for all its stakeholders.

Job Description

· Providing exceptional customer service to client schools and candidates; being prepared to go above and beyond

· Creatively developing new business relationships; here at Vision we take pride in our professional and friendly approach, without being pushy, utilising a range of marketing and networking opportunities to form strong relationships with our schools and candidates

· Developing sound knowledge and understanding of the market place and candidate skill set to ensure successful matches/placements

· Receiving applications, pre-screening, conducting face to face interviews, CV writing and actively sourcing suitable positions for individual candidates

· Vacancy management: utilising the existing candidate base, advertising roles, shortlisting, head hunting, interview preparation, arranging interviews, negotiating pay/charge and pre/post interview support and feedback

· Working between the hours of 7.30am – 6pm with the opportunity for two early finishes depending on business need.

· During school summer holidays, hours of work are 9am – 3pm.

We Offer

· Excellent Basic Salary.

· Excellent Bonus Structure.

· The opportunity to work for a market leading company, with a fantastic reputation in the local area.

· An open, honest, transparent and professional working environment.

· Career Development.

The successful candidate will have/be:

· Excellent communication skills.

· Excellent time management, organisational skills.

· An ability to organise their own workload and meet deadlines.

· Self motivated and resilient.

· The ability to act on their own initiative.

· Possess a professional and ethical approach to business.

· Be able to forge and maintain relationships over the telephone and face to face.

· Possess a desire to exceed the highest levels of customer service.

· Operate effectively as part of a happy, motivated team.

We will be conducting an assessment open day over the coming week.

To apply for this position please submit your CV (with your correct email address on your CV) and a Manager at Vision for Education will arrange a time for an initial telephone interview as soon as possible.